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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
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NOHKOUC NKUHASKA I'MUDAY ' ( XTOMKlt M 11)01 )
GIGANTIC BATTLE CONTINUES
WITH UNABATED FURY.
IT IS WORSE THAN LIAO YANG
IN POINT OF BLOODSHED , BRAV
ERY AND DESPERATION.
JAPS HAVE ASSUMED OFFENSIVE
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Throughout Wednesday the Fierce
Fighting Continued and the Mighty
Armies are Clasped In the Greatest
Battle of Modern Times.
Mukden , Oct. 13. The battle south
of this place continued throughout
Wednesday with ever Increasing fury.
In respect o'j 'sperateness , bravery
and bloodsheu.J . - exceeds the bat
tle of Llao Yani , % vards evening
the Japanese assun. fyf - offensive
, repeatedly. The fight 0. . ? % 's with
unabated fury and determlP/ , , . . It
'
Is the fourth day of the battle.
Toklo , Oct. 13 Field Marshal Oya-
ma , reporting from the field Wednes
day afternoon , expresses satisfaction
at the progress of operations and the
fighting between the Taltse and the
Hun rivers. The center and the right
armies made substantial gains.
Toklo , Oct. 13. General Oku has
captured twenty-five Russian guns ,
making a total of about thirty Russian
guns which have fallen Into the hands
of the Japanese since the battle be
gan.
gan.Latest
Latest reports from the front tell of
continued Japanese successes.
Chefoo , Oct. 13. Local Russians
confirm the report that the Russlon
battleship Retvizan was recently hit
by a shell from a Japanese gun , but
say the damage was slight. Two sail
ors were killed. Another shell burst
ed near the Russian gunboat Gllllak ,
killing her commander and Injuring
others.
Tokio , Oct. 13. It Is reported that
the Russians are retiring along the en
tire front and the Russian force at
Penhsuhu is enveloped.
Eight more guns have been cap
tured by the Japanese.
Toklo , Oct. 13. Field Marshal Oya
ma , In a message , says :
"In an engagement at midnight Oc
tober 11 , we captured two field guns
and eight ammunition wagons. Major
Murul was wounded and one colonel
killed. "
STAKES ALL ONJRESENT FIGHT
Battle Is of Vital Consequence to Gen
era ) Kouropatkin.
St. Petersburg , Oct. 13. No official
news of the result of the battle south
ot Mukden is available at this hour.
General Kouropatkin doubtless has
communicated his regular report to
Emperor Nicholas , but the dispatch
was not sent back to the general staff.
The frontal attack on the Yentai
nines developed a desperate battle.
In which probably 100,000 men are
engaged , but though the dispatches
o far deal almost exclusively with
this feature of the battle , it Is pointed
cut that there Is a much wider field
Involved. A fight on the Russian left
flank has not yet developed and pos-
elbly hero General Kouropatkin in
tends to deliver his main blow. The
battle now In progress undoubtedly
vill outweigh in importance the hard
Hunt at Liao Yang. For Kouropatkin.
victory , partial or complete , Is neces
sary. Defeat would certainly spell
ruin for his military reputation , and
probably prove a disaster of the first
magnitude to the Russian army. But
Russian success now means a winter
campaign and Immensely enhanced
prestige , not only for Kouropatkin
personally , but for the Russian arms
Jn Manchuria in the eyes of the Chi
nese , which is an important factor In
the present situation. The effect also
of defeat upon the gallant garrison of
Port Arthur , after hopes of relief had
been held out , would be most disas
trous. For all these' reason General
Kouropatkin's friends are convinced
that the offenslvs was taken with
open eyes and with a full apprecia
tion of its difficulties and a firm be-
llof that victory would be achieved.
On the other hand , some of his ene
mies are unkind enough to Intimate
that General Kouropatkin has rashly
risked his army , knowing that victory
novr will ensure his selection as com-
mander-In-chlef of both Manchurlan
armies.
Death of John Davis Vincil.
St. Louis , Oct. 13. John Davis
Vincil , grand secretary of the Mis
eourl craml ledge , Ancient Free ant
Accepted Masons of Missouri , dice
here , aged seventy-four years , of j
heart disease. Ha had been ill for i
some time. Grand Secretary Vincil I
kad been connected with the Missouri J
crand ledge since 1S59.
LATE REPORHROM OYAMA
Japanese Field Marshal Says Opera
tions Are Progressing Favorably.
Toklo. Oct. 13. General activity
tons been resumed In the thcntur of
war. It Is believed here that a gen
eral engagement Is progressing bo-
twccn Line Yung and Mukden.
Field Mnruhnl Oyama haa met Oon-
eral Kouropatkln's ndvnnco with n
general ndvnnco of the main strength
of his force , allowing n brond front.
The opposing forces wore In touch
yesterday and It Is believed that a
creat buttle south of the Hun river Is
Inevitable. Besides this direct move
ment , tlio Russians are attempting to
itrlko the Japanese right at two
points , widely scattered
Flald Marshal Oynnm , telegraphing
from the field , says that operations
are progressing favorably.
A force of Russians which waa sent
cross the Taltse river , thlrty-flvo
miles east of Llao Tang , has appar
ently boon Isolated by the Jnpancso
cutting off Its rear and the report of
Us defeat or capture Is uxpectod.
Dispatches from the scene of the
battle now raging along n extended
front from a centra ] point north of
Yental westward across the railroad
ulhraflt of nenslhu , on the Taltse
river , say that the struggle continued
undeclslvely throughout the day.
FIGHTING HAS BEEN CONTINU
OUS FOR THREE DAYS.
NEITHER SIDE CLAIMS VICTORY
Japs Meet General Kouropatkin's Ad
vance With a Counter Forward
Movement Details of Movements
at the Front.
London , Oct. 13. General Kouro-
patkln's advance has been met with
a counter advance of the forces under
Field Marshal Oyama. According to
Advices received at Tokio , fighting la
in progress between Llao Yang and
Mukden , but reports from Russian
sources declare the fighting there Is
merely In the nature of an advance.
Kouropatkin is reported to be aim
Ing to strike squarely at two widely
separated points on the Japanese left.
There has been hard fighting a short
distance north of Bentslaputse , In
which a. Russian loss of 150 killed or
wounded Is admitted. The Japanese
ay they have cut off n. Russian col
umn south of the Taltso river. No
official reports from the front were
received by the Russian war office ,
.ad the fact Is regarded In some
quarters as indicating the nonsuccess
thus far of General Kouropatkin's for
ward movement. Military authorities ,
however , point ont that owing to the
magnitude of the movement planned.
It Is too early to expect news of decisive
cisive results.
The battle raging south of Mukden
has revived to the full public Inter
est In the war. Piecemeal reports
from both sides are discussed and
analyzed in the fullest detail , In the
belief that this will prove to be the
greatest engagement of the present
campaign , and the news so far re
ceived inclines the military experts
to the opinion that General Kouro
patkin is running tremendous risks
jy his bold Initiative. There Is yet
no confirmation of the report that
General Mlstchenko's force is cut off
Fighting Still in Progress.
Mukden , Oct. 13. Stubborn fight
ing is still in progress , this being the
third day of the engagement. It is
Impossible at this time to say what
has been accomplished. Hospital
trains are continually arriving from
the south. The wounded are being
sent further north. A dressing sta
tion has been established on the rail
way platform hero , where nurses and
surgeons give prompt attention to the
most urzent cases before the trains
proceed.
SUFFERING INJEW MEXICO
Hundreds Must Starve Unless Imme
diate Help Is Furnished.
Albuquerque , N. M. , Oct. 13. Sev
enty dwellings In San Marcial have
been wrecked by the floods of the
past week and there Is great suffer
ing and destitution. The plight of
the Mexican , people In the surround
ing valley IB terrible , and hundreds
must starve unless Immediate help
is furnished from the outside. Not
only their crops and stores , but their
lands have been ruined. The Santa
Fo announced that it will require two
weeks to restore train service between -
tween Albut-ueraue and El Paso.
Union Veterans' Union Elects Officers
St. Louis , Oct. 13. The nineteenth
annual encampment of the Union
Veterans' union adjourned. The fol
lowing officers were elected : Com-
tnandcr-In-chlef , A. M. Legg of Wash
ington ; first deputy. P. T. BartliTtt of
Springfield , 111. ; second deputy , John
Derger of Omaha. The next meeting
place will bo decided later.
Two Wisconsin Tickets.
Milwaukee , Oct. 13. The national
Republican ( stalwart ) state ticket ,
headed by former Governor Edward
Scofleld , will remain in the field.
This was decided after a protracted
meeting of the leadlne stalwarti from
every part of Wisconsin.
GASOLINE BURNER THROWN OUT
ON SIDEWALK , EXPLODES.
LITTLE ONES FALL MOANING
There Were Twenty Children Around
the Burner in Front of a Restaurant ,
When it Exploded Some of them
Run Away , In Agony.
Sail Francisco . lit.Nino
, Oct. -Nino ehll-
Iron wore seriously burned by uu ox-
iloslon of a gasoline burner thrown
nit on the sidewalk. Twenty children
iithorod around thu blazing humor
- It oxplodod.
The children , Injured anil maimed ,
ell and lay squirming and iiioniilug on
ho sidewalk or ran iiwuy. wringing
heir hands In awful agony , aud shriek-
ug for help.
AMERICAN BOARD ELECTS
Officers for Year Are Chosen by Mis
sionary Organization at Grlnnell.
Grlnnell , la. , Oct. K ! . All the offi
cers of the American hoard were nom-
natcd by the prudential committee
aud will bo elected as recommended.
The officers will no : Presnloiut , Sam
B. Cupon ; treasurer , Frnnk H. Hlg-
gins , Boerolarlcs , James T. Barton
and Judson Smith ; secretary homu
department , Cornelius Pation.
The old board oIllcorH wore re-
elected. Rov. Cornelius H. Patton ,
D.D. , of St. Ixniis was elected Bee-ro
tary of the homo department. F. A.
licCormack and L. H , Mi-Murray of
Iowa , J. K. Burnham of Missouri , W.
M. Crosby of Kansas , Rev. H M. Ton-
ney of California and others were
elected to corporate membership.
The annual survey ot the work of
the board contained the following :
Union In educational work Is mak
ing great progress In Nortli China ,
shared In by the London mission , the
Presbyterian mission and the North
China mission. Many encouraging
openings .avo been found in the Phil
ippines. Turkish as well as Bulgarian
officials have openly and actively ap
proved of the work and assisted in
It. Never since Japan was opeuod In
1855 has there been such consistent
evidence that the government la
pledged to absolute religious liberty
for Its subjects. The beginning of a
genuine revival extends practically
throughout the empire. In Austria
the mission reaches the largest nuin-
fears through Its Christian literature
The church recently organized In Rua >
tia among a colony of BohemUm. Is
making good progress
Implement Firm in Trouble.
Peona , Oct. 13. A sensation waa
created In financial circles here when
Charles A. Jamieson , of the firm of
Kingman & Co. , one of the larcesl
implement houses In the Unite < !
States , filed a bill ahklng for relief
and an accounting. The capital stock
of the concern is glvon at $1,850,000.
Mr. Jamieson was vice president of
the company for many years Early
to 1900 , following a disagreement
with Martin Kingman , president ot
the company , he was summarily
forced out of office and his desk re
moved dm ing his absence. Since
that time he charges that the com
panies , previously paying large divi
dends , have declared no dividends at
nil and that the profits of the com
pany have been swallowed up In sal-
arles aud charged up to fictitious
losses.
Gets Judgment Against Priest
Duncan , la. , Oct. 13. Mrs. Veronica
Burda has obtained B Judgment ot
$10,000 in the Hancock county dU-
trlct court against John Broi , a
Catholic prloat. A few months ago
Father Brose visited Duncan and
while In a store with a number of Bo
hemians , exhibited a bottle of car-
dollc acid and some other ingredlonts ,
which , he said , he was KOlnK to use
on his horse. Burda , In a spirit of
bravado , drank most of the contents
of the bottle and died. His widow
brought suit against the priest. The
verdict was returned on th ground ot
Criminal carelessness.
Geisha Girls Refuse to Be Deported.
St. Louis , Oct. 13. The case of the
seventeen geisha girls , who refuse to
be deported to their own country by
the Japanese government , has been
referred to the authorities at Wash
ington. It is believed by attorneys
for the girls that James R. Dunn , inspector
specter In charge of the St. Louis bu
reau of immigration , will receive or
ders to take charge of the glrla and
that a public hearing will be given
them by that official. In the mean
time the girls are held prisoners in
tbolr rooming house.
WANT STOCK INSPECTION.
Brown County Association Will Confer
With Others.
Alnsworth , Nob. , Oct. 13. Specla
to The News : The Brown county
stock association mot and elected the
foP'jwlng ofilcers for the ensuing year
Geoigo Patterson , president ; Charles
Albert , vlco president ; Leo Johnson
secretaiy ; George H. Rolnert , treas
urer There was n good attendance
and it was the unanimous Bontlmcn
to confer with some other nssoclntloi
to got inspection on the market. The >
will install officers Saturday.
FAIRdANKS ENDS IOWA TRIP
Davenport Gives Him Greatest Dem
onstration of the Day.
Davenport. In. , Oct. 13. With a
speech at Turner oporu'huiisu hint
night , Senator Ulmrlou W. FalrbuuUH
concluded Itiu lour of lowu. Ho
reached Davenport on the Hock Inl
and rend and after crossing thu Mis
sissippi river and speaking at Hock
Island , ho rotiiruud to Davenport for
the night mooting. In addition to
those two points , he Hpolio during thn
day at DOH Molnos , C'oll'ux , Nuwton ,
Kellogg , Grlnnoll , Brooklyn. Marongo ,
Iowa City , \V st Liberty and Duraut.
The crowd at the mooting hur wun
large , but the mcotlugH of thu day
worn not as well attended as wore
these of Tuesday. Thu longest stay
wus made nt lowu City , where the
mooting was attended by n club of
200 fltitdmitfl , culling thoniBolvos
"Teddy's lluwkcyos. " To th'-m , as to
the studontH at Orlnnell. Senator Fair-
biinKH addressed himself especially ,
telling them thut "thu Iliipubllcnn
party stands for principles IIH fixed
and enduring as the stars. " A largo
part of the day wna spout In the Second
end congressional district , the only
Democratic * district lu lowu. and Sen
ator Fairbanks was accompanied by
A. F. DIIWHOU , Republican candidate
for congress.
RUSSIAN CAPTAIN AT TACOMA
THINKS JAPS AFTER HIM.
HE DID NOT SHOW HIS FLAG
Thinks That He Was In Danger of De-
Ing Overhauled and Taken The two
Vessels Did Not Make n Very Close
Acquaintance.
TncomaViiHh. . , Oct. IH. Captain
Enliind , master of the Russian .ship
C.Iomird , which arrived In port TUOH-
day night from Sun Francisco , roportH
having sighted a Japanese transport
while coming up.
The captain HII.VH when ho Hlghtod
the transport ho expected to be over
hauled and [ Hisslbly taken.
Ho WIIH some distance away from
the Hteamor. however , and did not
show his Hag and IIK a consequence
the two vessels parted company with
out a- close acquaintance.
The Ctlonard Is here to load with
lumber for Australia.
Bryan Speaks In Indianapolis.
Indianapolis , Oct. 13. Every available -
able Inch of floor space In Tornllnson
hall was crowded during a political
meeting which marked the close of
the first day of William J. Bryan's
tour of Indiana. Mr. Bryan arrived
in Indianapolis in a special train , hav
ing spoken at Rockville. Veedersburg
and Crawfordsvilla. on route from
Terre Haute Throughout his speech ,
n which he Insisted that It was not
or the sake of the appearance of
'being In line , " but through slncor-
ty that he championed the cause of
'arker and Davis and a united Demo
cratic party , Mr. Bryan was Inter
rupted by repeated cheering.
Harrison Confers With Parker.
New York , Oct. 13. Mayor Carter
H. Harrison of Chicago conferred
with Alton B. Parker concerning po
litical affairs In Illinois , Wisconsin
and Indiana. He pledged the loyalty
of all wings of the Democratic party In
Illinois and declared that factionalism
In Illinois has been eliminated.
Mayor Harrison's visit lasted two
hours. When Mayor Harrison left
Parker's apartments he said , laugh
ingly : "I came to deliver the elec
toral votes of Illinois. Wisconsin and
Indiana. " Afterward he said if that
was not a big enough contract ho
might Include the vote of Iowa.
Wife Uses Acid on Rival.
Springfield , Mo. , Oct. 13. Mrs. Hol-
let Snow lay In wait for Mrs. Mary
Bunel and dashed carbolic acid In the
latter's face , burning her face , neck
and chest. Mrs. Bunel. who was one
of the heirs of the famous Bunol es
tate , which was in the courts for
yearn , may lose her eyesight. Mrs.
Snow , who waa arrested , recently
sued Mrs. Bunel , alleging that the de
fendant had alienated her husband's
affections. Both of the women are
young.
Sunday Rest Congress.
St. Louis. Oct. 13. The Interna
tional Sunday Rest congress , now in
session on the exposition grounds
passed a resolution approving of the
"Lord's day week , " commencing on
the first Sunday preceding Easter as
a good ground for Sabbath organlza
tions of the United States. The congress
gross ratified a resolution petitioning
the postmaster general to strictly en
force the law forbidding all Sunday
banking In postofilcos.
Killed by Bursting Steampipe.
Chicago.Oct. 13. Chris Larson , a
Btcamfitter , was killed and Frederick
Diamond , nn engineer , and Jamo
Woods , a fireman , wore fatally In
Jured by the bursting of a stearaplp
in nn apartment building. William
Holmes and Howard Beck were BO
Toroly scalded by escaping steam
but will recover. Bock , although hur
crawled to the enelno and shut off
the Btcam.
VEHEMENT DEDATE IN EPISCO
PAL CONVENTION ON DIVORCE.
LEADERS FAVOR INNOVATION
Many Delegates Oppose Action and
Problem Will Probably De Referred
to Next Triennial Loving Cup for
Archbishop of Canterbury.
Boston , Oct. 13. A marUVd divi
sion oi bonilimmt regarding the pro-
Hiil to piovont the romniTliiKu of
th Innocent parly to u tllvorcu dur
ing the ll'o of the former imrtnur do-
Ttilopod at the Houston of I bo benne
of deputies of ( he Episcopal gouural
convention The IIOIIHU , Billing AS a
commltloe of the whole discussed ( ) )
Issue all dny nnd many vuhomont ad
dresses were mndo by both sides.
Several prominent Molecules ex
pressed ( he opinion ( hut , la vlow of
thu din'eroueo of opinion , the pres
ent convention would not net on the
question , but would , IIUr > Its prede
cessor , refer the problem to Iho noit
triennial convention
llev. Talhot Roger of Fond du Lac ,
Wla. ; Rev. 1C. A Larahoo of Chicago.
Rev. Robert Ritchie of Philadelphia
and oilier loader * of the high church
party spoke strongly In favor of the
proposed legislation. Dr. F. W. Clam-
pott of San Francisco , Rov. Dr. L. O.
Klnsolvlng of Brooklyn and several
other deputies opposed a chance In
the canon.
The house of bishops presented the
archbishop of Canterbury with a sil
ver loving cup. The English primate
will leave Boston for Now York today
and will sail for England tomorrow.
UNION PACIFIC CHANGES
Rumor That Harrlman Is Losing Con
trol of the Road.
Salt Lake , Oct. 13. At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Oregon Short Line railway , bold here ,
the election of directors was post
poned until Nov. 11. The reason for
this unexpected postponement could
not bo learned , UIOBO present refiu-
Ing to talk.
The Oregon Short Line Is a part of
the Harrlman system , and this action ,
following the election to the Union
Pacific board of directors of William.
Q. Rockefeller and Henry C. Frlck ,
has caused much comment In local
railway circles. What makes the
sltuat'on ' moro ! nt r tlng Is the f
hat the largo Harrlmun holdings of
Northern Pacific stock are vested In
he Oregon Short Line cor-
lorntton. It is the general
y expressed belief among local
allroad olllclals that the control
f the Union Pacific system has
passed from the Harrlman to the
Jould-Rockefeller Interests and that
he postponement of the Oregon Short
Ann directorate election foreshadows
omn exceedingly Important changes
affecting the western railway sltua-
Ion. There U much interest ex
pressed In the possible effect the
change In the Union Pacific may have
on the construction of the Western-
'aclllc railroad , from San Francisco
o Salt Lake city This road was In-
ended as a Pacific coast outlet ror
ho Gould lines ,
Armour Car Company's Methods.
Chicago , Oct. 13. The alleged ox-
ortlonuto charges and arbitrary prac
tices ot the Armour Car company
were again the subject of examina
tion by the Interstate commerce com
mission at Its closing tesslon and the
commission finally adjourned , pend
ing a special call , with the investiga
tion suspended. Charges of oppres
sion were made by several commis
sion men of Chicago and other points ,
who have had to depend on the Ar
mour car system for the transporta
tion of their product. George F.
Mead , fruit dealer and vice president
of the National Association of Com
mission Men of Boston , said that the
tactics adopted by the Armour com
pany are fast ruining the commission
business all over the east.
Object to Weighing of Grain.
Topeka , Kan. , Oct. 13. An action
was filed In the United States court
asking for a temporary order against
J. W. Radford. the Kansas state grain
shipper , to prevent him from enforc
ing the law of this state concerning
the weighing of grain , because of al
leged unfair favoritism. The com-
plalnants are the Midland Elevator
company of West Virginia , the Har
ris-Scott company of Illinois , the
Grant W. Kenny Grain company of
Missouri. John 1. Glover of Missouri
and Broadnax & McLiney of Missouri.
Union Officials Indicted.
Fort Madison , la. , Oct. 13. Arthur
E. Ireland , general organizer for the
Federation of Labor , and W. F. De
vine and L. C. Meyer , prominent mem
hers of the International Machin
ists' union , were Indicted by a grand
Jury on a charge of assault with in
tent to kill A. Matheson , a nonunion
machinist.
Killed In Loop-the-Loop Accident.
Hagerstown , Md. , Oct. 13. Thomas
Geode of Paterson , N. J. , was killed
and Roy Banff , Goodman Welsh , Her
man Mltsal and Charles Yoster were
injured in a loop-the-loop accident
The car Jumped the track and the
passengers were hurled to the ground.
THE CONDITION THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Condition of I lie wo.iilhur IIH recorded -
od lor the 1 ! ) bourn ending at 8 a. in.
tod'l.V ' ,
Maximum 71
Minimum r > t
Average oj
Itllllll'llll ( ) ; >
Totnl rainfall lor iniinlb | . ( i ( !
Iliinimolor 2U.08
riilniKo. Oct. III. The hullotln la-
miciil by the Chicago Htutlon of the
Hulled HtatoH woiithor bureau this
'iilug , Klvi'H the forueiiHt for No-
bniHkii IIH followiK
Showers loul'-hl ami
Friday. Cooler -
or woHl port Inn Krldny.
Learned Horse Is Hnno.
Merlin , Oct. ill. An amusliit ; Incl-
lent IH being told hero IIH having oc-
urrod lo u member of the scientific
oinmlHslon engaged In testing the
iiiwor.i of the learned hoi'Ho Hans ,
'mint ' von CiiHtoll-lliidoiihaiiHon , Iho
iiomber In question , proposed to the
nirso n Hlmplo sum In addition , the an
swer In which was repeated by thn
inlimil tbree llmoM , In Hplto of being
obi II WIIH wrong. The count then
llMeovorod Unit ho himself had made
i mistake anil that the horse was
Wit
STRIKING BAGGAGE WAGON DRIERS -
ERS ATTACK NONUNION MEN.
SYMPATHIZERS CUT HARNESS
Trouble Occurs at Many Points and
Four Arrests Are Made , Including
Business Agent of Union Police
Repulse Attack on Darns.
Chicago , Oct. 13. Rioting occurred
In connection with a Etrlko of bar-
gage wagon drivers employed by the
Frank li ) . Scott Transfer company.
Attacks on wagons wore repulsed by
a squad of policemen at the barns of
the company in Wabasb avenue and
by a force of private detective * em
ployed to patrol the district.
Attempts to send out wagons met
with determined resistance by pickv
ets , aided by sympathetic teamster * .
As fast as the wagons cot a few
blocks away the drivers wcro stoned
and attempts in a do to cut the homes'
traces.
At Van Huron and State i > trfi ts a
nonunion fiVlvc/ for the company waa
attacked by a driver of an Ice wagon
and threatened with an ax. While
this was going on several men , sup
posed to bo pickets , cut the hurnesa.
Thu baggage wagon driver ran for
his life , leaving his wagnn In an al
ley. Four arrests were made. On
prisoner was J. W. Young , business
agent of the Van and Baggage Teams-
tors' union.
Trouble was also experienced about
the Auditorium hotel , whore the baggage -
gage handlers had gene on a strike.
Several express wagons loaded with
trunks and valises from the depots ,
drove to the hotel and unloaded with
difficulty under police guard.
CONVICTED OF FEASEL MURDER
Mrs. Nannie Hutchlnson and Her Son
Must Answer for Crime.
Nelson , Nob. . Oct 13. The jury In
the Eli Foasol murder case returned
a verdict of guilty of murder In tht >
second degree against Mrs Nannlo
Hutchlnson and her son , Charles.
The third defendant , Harley Feasel.
was released , as the testimony was
not sutllclentiy strong to hold him.
Ell Feasel , an old man , disappeared
from his home and the Hutchlnsons.
who had lived with him. told conflictIng -
Ing stories about where the old man
had gone The fact that they were
disposing of his personal property
also added to the suspicions. The
body of Feasel was found burled on
the farm.
Iowa League of Municipalities.
Cedar Rapids , la. , Oct. 13. Two
hundred and fifty representatives of
many Iowa cities and towns are at
tending the seventh annual meeting ?
of the Iowa League of Municipalities.
At the banquet given last night ,
plates wore laid for 1.000 persons.
Toasts were responded to by Gov
ernor Cummins of Iowa , Hon. Jnmes
M. Head of Nashville , Tenn. , presi
dent of the National League of Muni
cipalities ; President Storms of the
Iowa state college and former Mayor
Redmond of Cedar Rapids.
Dewey May Assume Command.
Washington , Oct. 13. Admiral Dewey -
ey has again offered to assume com
mand of the combined fleet In the
Caribbean sea and direct the winter
maneuvers. If his services can ba
spared from the presidency of the
general board at that time , Secretary
Morton certainly will accept the ad
miral's offer. It Is probable the ad
miral will leave In the Mayflower ear
ly In the now year and assurao com
mand of the fleet at Guantanamo.
Crane Is Hoar's Successor.
Boston , Oct. 13. Governor Bate
appointed former Governor W. Mur
ray Crane of Dalton United States
cnator to fill the unexplred term of
George F. Hoar , rtcontly deceasad.